Even in the race for suppliers, F1’s better funded bigger teams are winning the race.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of Team Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne, after a report in Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport said the grandees are paying the limited number of suppliers extra money for faster service.<\/p>\n
That has meant that some of the smaller teams, paying suppliers regular prices without the premiums, have had to wait longer for parts.<\/p>\n
The Resource Restriction Agreement means less can be bought by teams from outside suppliers, with the result that the better-funded teams can simply make the required parts in-house.<\/p>\n
That frees up more money to legitimately spend externally.<\/p>\n
“The big teams get something made quickly by paying an extra bonus, slipping a small team a few places back on the waiting list,” said Gascoyne.<\/p>\n
The Briton said the situation has been caused by the financial crisis, with many existing suppliers going out of business.<\/p>\n
“There is a high demand, also because there are twelve teams today instead of ten,” added Gascoyne.<\/p>\n
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